Principal Advisor – Alumina and By-Products

Why explore

• A challenging position working in our World Class Commercial Operations organization

• An opportunity to develop your career within a global organisation

• Great exposure to global operations, processes and stakeholders

• Based in Singapore, a global commercial hub for Rio Tinto

About the role

We are now recruiting for a Principal Advisor – Alumina and By-Products to join a small and exciting team!

With around 8.3Mt pa alumina production our primary focus is to ensure continuous alumina supply to Rio Tinto’s aluminium smelters; to optimise our books; to build and maintain high levels of internal and external customer satisfaction; and to build & execute value accretive opportunities.

You will be part of a dedicated and innovative team and will have external and internal exposures being involved in the sales, purchase, swaps, trade, scheduling and technical marketing of alumina in a challenging global role.   

Reporting to the Commercial Manager (Bauxite & Alumina), you will be:

• Developing and maintaining productive relationships with key customers, suppliers, traders & analysts.

• Rolling assessment of bauxite/alumina/aluminium market activity, potential opportunities and price trends in order to provide advice regarding the alumina market.

• Working with market analysis team in driving market intelligence to provide commercial insights upon which short-term and long-term sales and trading strategies can be developed.

• Assisting with TPDD and contract drafting post deal conclusion.

• Updating on trade flows of alumina – real time loading / discharge monitoring, composite global supply demand picture.

• Mapping & maintaining alumina freight differentials across various trade routes.

• Refresh of book intel on key competitors and roll on / off dates of volumes / contracts.

• Assist with development of trading mandates, sales & purchase mandates and development of risk management toolkit.

• Market study for NMA and development of the business case (maintain as an opportunistic business or build out further).

• System mapping of global alumina storage at refineries and smelters with analysis of use, limitations, opportunities to exploit and building of cases/recommendations for additional capacity.

• ESG works for CO2e for alumina purchases and swap mapping.

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline.

• At least 6 years of commercial experience in commodities.

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.

• A self-starter with high levels of motivation and perseverance.

• Has a track record of successful delivery in partnership with others, within their own team and in the wider business.

• Built and sustained effective relationships within an international and multi-cultural environment and a matrix organisation.​

It would also be beneficial if you have:

• Knowledge of Bauxite & Alumina market, including pricing, competitor products, major customers and key stakeholders.

• Good understanding of trading, origination, marketing & optimisation activities and physical trading strategies.

• Good understanding of market and credit risk management.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees

• Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions

• Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs and pension plan

• Wellbeing benefits

• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program

• Employee Assistance Program

• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto is a global leader in aluminium, one of the world’s most widely used metals.

Active in the sector for more than 110 years, today we operate large-scale, high-quality bauxite mines and alumina refineries and have the world’s most modern and competitive aluminium smelter portfolio.

Our Pacific Operations sites are located along the east coast of Australia, at the tip of the Northern Territory and in New Zealand’s south. With more than 6,000 employees, we operate a full value chain approach—mining, refining and smelting. Our portfolio includes four bauxite mines, two refineries, four smelters and one power station, and is supported by technical experts located in our Brisbane hub, including a fully operational Operations Centre for our bauxite mines.

Application Deadline: 29 April 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings prior to the stated closing date)

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

Rio Tinto does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruiters or employment agencies. Rio Tinto will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles. Rio Tinto reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Rio Tinto.” 

About Rio Tinto
 

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.
 

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.

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